Tanzania, 5H. Chas, NK8O will be active again as 5H3DX from Tanzania between 17 January and 9 February. In his limited spare time, he will operate CW and digital modes on 20 to 10 metres and possibly 6 metres if conditions allow. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or direct to home call.
Rwanda, 9X. Harold, DF2WO will be active again as 9X2AW from Kigali, Rwanda starting on 22 January for 18 days. He can operate on 160 to 6 metres using CW, SSB and digital, as well as on the QO-100 satellite. QSL via M0OXO’s OQRS.
Sao Tome, S9. Borut, S53BV will be active holiday style as S9BV from Sao Tome (AF-023) on 5-20 February. He will operate CW and SSB on 60, 40, 30 and 15 metres. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS only.
Italian Africa, IG. Look for IG9/S51V, IG9/S52OT, IG9/S53R, IG9/S53T, IG9/S54W, IG9/S56DX, IG9/S57UN, IG9/S58MU, IG9/S59A, IG9/S59ZZ and IG9/YT3H to be active from Lampedusa Island (AF-019) between 18 and 26 January. During the CQ WW 160-Metre CW Contest, the will be active as IG9/S54W. QSLs via the bureau to home calls.
Austral Islands, FO/A. Team TX5EU (namely DK2AMM, DL2AMD, DL2AWG, PA2KW, PA3EWP and PG5M) will be active from Raivavae (OC-114), Austral Islands between 13 and 25 March. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and other digital modes on 80 to 6 metres with three stations. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS (preferred), LoTW, or via DL2AWG. See https://tx5eu-2026.topdx.de/ for more information.
Micronesia, V6. Celebrating his 60th anniversary in amateur radio, Haru, JA1XGI will be active as V6CU25 from Weno Island (OC-011), Micronesia between 22 and 28 January. He will operate mainly CW, with some SSB, RTTY and other digital modes on 160 to 6 metres, including activity during the CQ WW 160-Metre Contest. QSL via LoTW, Club Log’s OQRS, or direct to JA1XGI. See https://islandvacation.amebaownd.com/ for more information.
Maldives, 8Q. Alex, IW5ELA will be active holiday style as 8Q7EL from the Maldives (AS-013) between 20 and 27 January. He will operate mainly CW on various HF bands. QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and confirmed automatically via the bureau.
Ukraine, UR. EM100W and EN100WLKK are two special call signs celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Lviv Shortwave Club, founded in 1926 as Lwowski Klub Krotkofalowcow (LKK). It was one of the largest European clubs before World War II. A commemorative certificate will be available, see www.qrz.com/db/EM100W for information.
Ukraine, UR. To celebrate his 50th anniversary in amateur radio, Nick, US8AR will be active throughout 2026 using the special call sign EM50AR. Electronic QSL cards can be downloaded from https://em50ar.pp.ua/.
Ukraine, UR. Established in 1947, the British Faraday Antarctic Station was transferred to Ukraine in February 1996 and renamed Akademik Vernadsky. Celebrating that 30th anniversary, five special call signs will be active from 1 February to 1 March: EM30VER operated by Antarctic veterans; EM30KY (op. UT1KY), EM30KCC (op. UR5KCC), EM30LV (op. UR8LV) and EN30UA (op. UT7UA). A certificate will be available, see www.qrz.com/db/EM30VER for information.
Germany, DL. DQ30GDXF is the special call sign celebrating the 30th anniversary of the German DX Foundation (https://www.gdxf.de/) until 31 December. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS and LoTW.
Germany, DL. To celebrate the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games Milano Cortina 2026, the DARC Team SES will be active as DD2026OWG (1 February to 1 March) and DD2026WPG (1 March to 1 April). QSLs via DK5ON, LoTW and DCL (DARC Community Logbook).
France, F. Special call sign TM27PVJ will be activated from 26 January to 1 February for the 27th “Percee du Vin Jaune,” the festival celebrating the “Opening of the Yellow Wine” which this year will take place at Lons-le-Saunier (Jura). QSL via eQSL.
Guadeloupe, FG. Once again Philippe, F1DUZ will be active as FG4KH from Guadeloupe (NA-102) from 20 January to 10 February. He operates SSB on 80-10 metres. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or via F1DUZ.
Dominican Republic, HI. HI60UD is the special call sign for the Union Dominicana de Radio-aficionados, the second oldest amateur radio club in the Dominican Republic, to celebrate the 60th anniversary. Look for activity on the HF bands SSB and digital modes, from 17 to 31 January. QSL via LoTW (preferred), eQSL, or direct.
Guyana, 8R. Aldir, PY1SAD will be active again as 8R1TM from Guyana between 15 January and 23 February. He will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 160 to 6 metres and via satellite, from 23.00 to 03.00 UTC during the week and “full time” during the weekends. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, QRZ Logbook, or direct to home call.
Curacao, PJ2. Thaire, W2APF will be active as PJ2/W2APF from Curacao (SA-099) between 22 January and 31 March. He will operate CW, SSB and digital on 80-10 metres. QSL via LoTW, or direct to W2APF.
Falkland Islands, VP8. Rick, NE8Z (HC1MD) will be active holiday style as VP8TDX from Port Stanley, Falkland Islands (SA-002) between 7 and 14 February. He will operate CW, SSB and digital on 40 to 6 metres using wire antennas. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS and LoTW.